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Prior to loading, check mixer for foreign objects and be sure door is fully closed.
1.
Load Commodities
Adding ingredients like corn, soybean meal, cottonseed, etc. will act as a carrier or “lubricant” if hay is
included in the ration.
If there are few commodities in the ration, substituting corn silage or haylage is preferred.
Fill mixer between 1/3-1/2 full by volume in commodities and forage before adding the hay to the ration.
This will allow enough room for the hay to expand and bring feed level up so the top auger can assist in
processing.
2.
Load hay
Load processed hay. With the mixer running at 3/4 to full PTO speed, proceed loading the small square
bale
pieces
or tub ground hay into the mixer. Do not exceed 15%-20% of hay by weight.
3.
Finish Loading Commodities
Finish loading any other ingredients to complete the ration in order of least binding ingredient to most
binding. Example: dry commodities first, corn silage second, haylage last.
4.
Finish Loading wet Commodities
Any other wet feeds may be added at this time.
5.
Add Liquid Ingredients
• If ration includes water, add it last. Adding water at the beginning will cause the hay to bind.
NOTE: DO NOT OvERLOAD mIxER!
Overloading causes excessive horsepower requirements, increased strain
on driveline and poor mixer performance.
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LOADING AND mIxING
mIxER OPERATION
Do not overload mixer! Overloading causes excessive horsepower requirements, increased strain on mixer drive-
line and poor mixer performance.
The design of the Turbo-Max Mixer requires that there be adequate space to allow the feed to move in and around
the reel chamber. If the reel is completely covered, it cannot efficiently mix the materials. The reel cross tubes
should
always
be visible at the top of their rotation to allow this mixing space.
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FILL LEvEL
After the ration has been thoroughly mixed, open the mixer door to begin unloading. If the mixer is equipped
with a power chute, the chute must be running before the mixer door can be opened. The combination of the
discharge door opening and the mixer speed determines the flow of feed from the mixer. The door must be
opened far enough to prevent separation of materials, optional door flow control plates are available to help pre-
vent separation. To stop the flow of feed, close the door, (turn off the power chute) then shut off the mixer.
The Turbo-Max Mixer can be equipped with either a power chute, or a slide tray to assist in the delivery of
feed. The chute and tray heights are adjusted with hydraulic cylinders, but the chain stops provided on power
chutes should be adjusted so that the chute clears all bunks, obstacles, etc.
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UNLOADING
